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N06650 Nickel vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S35500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
690 to 730
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 640
810 to 910
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
16
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
34 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
15 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
73.2 to 77.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0